ACCA · Financial Controller · Remote

One qualified accountant on your books every month. Same person, every month.

I work as a dedicated, part-time Financial Controller for accounting firms and growing businesses in the UK, Middle East and North America. Monthly close, management accounts, cash flow and KPI reporting, done to a fixed timetable and reviewed with you on a call.

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Monthly engagements start from $1,000 (USD). Best fit for firms with steady overflow work, or businesses with $500k+ in annual revenue.

Two ways to work together

Pick the one that fits how you run.

For accounting firms

Dedicated Controller Retainer

from $1,000 USD / month

A named, qualified person who works on your client files every month, under your brand and inside your systems. Not a pool of juniors and not a different face each week.

  • Bookkeeping and bank reconciliations on Xero and QuickBooks
  • Monthly management accounts and KPI packs for your clients
  • Cash flow forecasts and budget-vs-actual reports
  • Year-end working papers and reconciliations
  • Ecommerce client files: Amazon, Shopify, eBay settlements

White-label. I report only to you and never contact your clients.

For growing businesses

Outsourced Financial Controller

from $1,000 USD / month

For owners who have outgrown a bookkeeper but don't need a full-time finance hire. You get clean monthly numbers and someone who tells you what they mean.

  • Monthly close to a fixed day, every month
  • Management accounts with ratio and margin analysis
  • 13-week cash flow forecast, updated monthly
  • Supplier terms, stock and working capital management
  • Investor and board reporting
  • A monthly review call with a short action list

Tax filings stay with your existing accountant. I give them clean, reconciled numbers to work from.

What I help with

The finance work owners don't have time for.

Management accounts

Monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, with commentary in plain English.

Ratio and KPI analysis

Margins, stock days, debtor and creditor days, and break-even, tracked month to month.

Cash flow forecasting

A rolling 13-week forecast so you see a cash gap before it arrives.

Process improvement

SOPs, month-end checklists, stock audits and controls that stop the same mistakes recurring.

Supplier management

Payment terms set to your real cash cycle, a clear payables schedule and fewer chasing calls.

Investor reporting

Monthly or quarterly packs for investors, partners and lenders, on time and consistent.

The monthly cycle

What happens each month, by working day.

The same timetable every month, so you always know when the numbers will land.

  1. DAY 1–2

    Data in

    Bank feeds, marketplace settlements, sales and purchase invoices pulled together.

  2. DAY 3–4

    Reconcile

    Bank, card, payment platforms and supplier balances agreed.

  3. DAY 5

    Adjust

    Accruals, prepayments, stock and depreciation posted.

  4. DAY 6–7

    Report

    P&L, balance sheet, margins and cash forecast in one pack.

  5. DAY 8

    Review call

    30 minutes on what moved, why, and what to do next.

Results from past roles

Work I've done, and what changed because of it.

$0 → $150kmonthly sales in year one

Multi-channel jewellery business

Canadian retailer moving online across Amazon US, Canada and UK.

Led the move onto Amazon, set up and ran the UK and US companies, and produced monthly management accounts and product profitability for five years. Cut idle stock by around 30 days.

−48%receivables in under a year

Automotive dealership

Sales and after-sales business with no P&L, no stock audit and a two-person accounts team.

Cleared the backlog in six months, brought in stock audits and SOPs, set a fixed close by the 10th, and moved idle cash into a profit account that earned about PKR 200,000 a month.

30 → 75days on supplier terms

Apparel group, 34 outlets

Brand, retail and two manufacturing companies run as one business.

Worked out the real cash conversion cycle and renegotiated supplier terms to match it. Built a payables tracker that showed real dues were about half what suppliers were claiming. Introduced a depreciation policy and departmental budgets.

Who you work with

Muhammad Shahzad, ACCA

I've done the in-house finance job. I've run month-end for a 34-outlet apparel group, cleaned up a dealership that had no balance sheet, and grown an ecommerce business from nothing to six figures a month.

ProsPlanner is me working directly on your numbers. I take on a small number of clients so each one gets proper attention, and you deal with the same person from the first call onwards.

Fully remote and working in your time zone, whether that's the UK, the Gulf or North America. Based in Lahore, Pakistan, and open about it from the first call.

  • ACCA member2017
  • BSc (Hons) Applied AccountingOxford Brookes
  • Xero Certified Associate2026
  • Finance Manager, automotive2020–2023
  • Finance Manager, apparel group2016–2020
  • SectorsEcommerce · Retail · Manufacturing · Automotive
Fit check

Is this right for you?

A good fit if

  • You're a firm with steady monthly overflow, not just a few weeks in January
  • You're a business doing $500k+ a year and your numbers arrive late or not at all
  • You have investors or partners who expect regular, reliable reports
  • You sell on Amazon, Shopify or several channels and can't see margin by channel
  • You want one accountable person, not a ticket queue

Probably not a fit if

  • You only need a yearly tax return
  • You want the cheapest hourly rate available
  • You need payroll as the main service
Questions

Common questions

Why from $1,000 a month?

Because the work is a full monthly cycle with a fixed timetable and a review call, done by a qualified accountant. Smaller one-off jobs are better served elsewhere.

Do you do tax returns?

No. I focus on management accounts, cash flow and finance processes. Your existing accountant keeps the tax work, and I give them clean, reconciled numbers so it costs you less.

Which countries do you work with?

Mostly the UK, the Gulf (UAE and Saudi Arabia) and North America. Management reporting works the same way everywhere, and I adjust to your currency, chart of accounts and time zone.

Will you contact our clients?

No. Firm work is white-label under an NDA. I work in your systems and report only to you.

How do you keep data secure?

Access only to the systems the work needs, an NDA on every engagement, a backup power and internet setup, and nothing kept after the engagement ends.

What happens on the first call?

We look at your current month-end, where it hurts, and whether a retainer makes sense. You get a written scope and a fixed monthly price before anything starts.

Get in touch

Tell me about your month-end.

Emailinfo@prosplanner.com
WhatsApp+92 321 415 8578
LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/muhammad-shahzad-acca

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